My recall, as a Bucc man on 12 Sqn then, was that XV156 was being operated by our sister squadron (208) at Honington at the time. Having recently returned to service as a Buccaneer outfit, 208 were in the midst of a mass crew AAR convex but had decided to conduct AAR training with squadron crews who had been qualified previously rather than use current expertise from 12 Sqn or 809 Sqn who were both based with them at Honington. This accident put an immediate stop to that and 208 were only allowed by HQ1Gp to continue their convex sorties with the support of 12 Squadron AAR instructors. It was the only time in my 13 years on Buccs that I flew with 208 pilots in 208 aircraft!
It was a very sad day and one that should never have happened had the then OC 208 not been too proud to ask for support!
Foldie